Mac Mini :: Fan Keeps Spinning Up For A Fraction Of A Second Then Slowing Back Down
Dec 13, 2009
I've just downgraded from my Mac Pro to my 09 Mac Mini, and whilst the transfer has been mainly painless there is one thing that is really irritating me.
I've got an SSD installed so the only noise the Mini makes is the fan, well what it's doing when I'm not doing much with the machine is the fan keeps spinning up for a fraction of a second then slowing back down.
Because it's the only noise it is really irritating. I wouldn't mind if it was spinning all the time, I'd get used to it then, but this constant up and down is really frustrating.
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Feb 4, 2009
My parents have an older 20-inch white Intel iMac that has run great through the years. But about a week ago it just started spinning the CPU fans up to 3500-4000 RPMs and it won't bring them back down. Istat shows that the CPU temp is around 90 degrees and the computer remains cool to the touch.
So it isn't overheating. My parents keep it off most of the time because they don't want to ruin it, but they're planning on using it in their business they're trying to start up. We've done some web searches and nothing seems to fix it.
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i need some help regarding my iMac. I was busy installing combo update 10.5.8 on my iMac when the power in the entire house went down due to the snow. When I started my iMac back up it got stuck on the apple logo with the spinning wheel below it. I can leave it there for as long as i like nothing happens. I had the idea to reboot using the CD's i got with the iMac but there is already a disc in the discloader so i can't put the reboot CD's in. anybody know how i can get my iMac to work again? There aren't any files on the computer that i neccesarely need but if i would be able to save my photo's etc. it would be great.
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